Across much of the South and Southeast, residents are contending with varying degrees of winter weather conditions.

Extreme Cold Warning Details

Closer to home, arctic air has invaded Alabama, prompting an Extreme Cold Warning by the National Weather Service in Birmingham. This warning is going now through Sunday, February 1, at Noon.

The Extreme Cold Warning risk area includes Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties.

West Alabama communities can expect dangerously cold wind chills as low as 3 degrees above.

Possible hazards include “Frostbite and hypothermia, which can occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Pipes could freeze and burst,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

West Alabama 8 a.m. “Feels Like” Temps

Bibb: 6 °F

Fayette: 6 °F

Greene: 5 °F

Hale: 5 °F

Lamar: 0 °F

Perry: 5 °F

Pickens: 6 °F

Sumter: 5 °F

Tuscaloosa: 6 °F

Walker: 7 °F

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Wind Advisory Outlook

The National Weather Service in Birmingham also has West Alabama and much of the state under a Wind Advisory through 9 p.m. tonight.

You can expect ice and northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph.

The Wind Advisory risk area includes Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties.

Mary K. – Weather Forecaster